Exponential mapping of quantitative trait loci governing allometric relationships in organisms

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-324

  Ma, Chang Xing ^a   Casella, George ^a   Littell, Ramon C ^a   Khuri, André I ^a   Wu, Rongling ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; EM Algorithm; Linkage; Poplar QTL

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; POPULUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANIMALIA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0344412314     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-003-0212-z     Document Type: Article

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